BlueWolf
22nd Nov 2002, 05:18
Is this a new song for a well-worn tune, or a new tune to a well-worn song?
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Canadian Helicopter Pilots Sing “Sea King Song”
(Source: The Ottawa Citizen; issued Nov. 20, 2002)
The latest underground hit in the Canadian Forces is a satirical ditty detailing the government's failure to replace the aging Sea King helicopter.
Sung to the tune of the Terry Jacks hit “Seasons in the Sun,” the song is now making the rounds via the Internet. The lyrics cynically underscore safety and maintenance concerns Canadian Forces personnel have about flying the 40-year-old Sea Kings.
The song was leaked to Esprit de Corps military magazine.
A recording of the song has been posted by the Ottawa Citizen on its website, and can be played (using Media Player) at the following web address:
http://www.canada.com/toronto/globaltv/info/video/seakingtheme1.mp3
Click below to read related news story:
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id={6E26F164-87AB-412F-9F18-E53F1DB662AE}
These are the new lyrics to the song, as transcribed by the newspaper:
Sea Kings in the Sun
(Sung to the tune of Seasons in the Sun)
Goodbye papa please pray for me
My helicopter's crashing in the sea
I honestly don't mean to pout,
but my future is in doubt,
My co-pilot just fell out.
Goodbye papa it's hard to fly,
When my airframe’s cracking in the sky,
For every hour in the air,
it takes them 30 to repair,
We fly these things on a dare.
We've had joy, we've had fun,
We've had Sea Kings in the sun,
But the engines are on fire,
and the Sea Kings must retire,
Goodbye Chrétien my stingy one,
You could have bought the EH-101,
Instead you blew 500 mil,
Just to cancel out the bill,
Now I need an airsick pill.
We've had joy, we've had fun,
We've had Sea Kings in the sun
We'll be lucky if we reach,
a crash landing on the beach.
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Canadian Helicopter Pilots Sing “Sea King Song”
(Source: The Ottawa Citizen; issued Nov. 20, 2002)
The latest underground hit in the Canadian Forces is a satirical ditty detailing the government's failure to replace the aging Sea King helicopter.
Sung to the tune of the Terry Jacks hit “Seasons in the Sun,” the song is now making the rounds via the Internet. The lyrics cynically underscore safety and maintenance concerns Canadian Forces personnel have about flying the 40-year-old Sea Kings.
The song was leaked to Esprit de Corps military magazine.
A recording of the song has been posted by the Ottawa Citizen on its website, and can be played (using Media Player) at the following web address:
http://www.canada.com/toronto/globaltv/info/video/seakingtheme1.mp3
Click below to read related news story:
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id={6E26F164-87AB-412F-9F18-E53F1DB662AE}
These are the new lyrics to the song, as transcribed by the newspaper:
Sea Kings in the Sun
(Sung to the tune of Seasons in the Sun)
Goodbye papa please pray for me
My helicopter's crashing in the sea
I honestly don't mean to pout,
but my future is in doubt,
My co-pilot just fell out.
Goodbye papa it's hard to fly,
When my airframe’s cracking in the sky,
For every hour in the air,
it takes them 30 to repair,
We fly these things on a dare.
We've had joy, we've had fun,
We've had Sea Kings in the sun,
But the engines are on fire,
and the Sea Kings must retire,
Goodbye Chrétien my stingy one,
You could have bought the EH-101,
Instead you blew 500 mil,
Just to cancel out the bill,
Now I need an airsick pill.
We've had joy, we've had fun,
We've had Sea Kings in the sun
We'll be lucky if we reach,
a crash landing on the beach.
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